Recognising acts of bravery by bestowing awards on those who risk their lives to save others.

Recipients

Medals and certificates of merit awarded in recognition of the following brave deeds.

To all recipients, the Society conveys the thanks, admiration and congratulations of the people of New South Wales.

Filtered by: Awarded in the financial year 1917/18 (30 results)

Seth Fortescue Harrison

Seth Fortescue Harrison was awarded a Silver Medal for actions involving a cliff at South Head on the 15th July 1918.

Silver Medal Case number: 1918/24 Awarded year: 1917/18

Lieutenant John Stewart Whitelaw

Lieutenant John Stewart Whitelaw was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Watsons Bay on the 6th July 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/11 Awarded year: 1917/18

Alan Edwards

Alan Edwards was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Watsons Bay on the 6th July 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/11a Awarded year: 1917/18

Thomas Steven Moore

Thomas Steven Moore was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 3rd July 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/02 Awarded year: 1917/18

William John Watson

William John Watson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving of bravery at Albury on the 28th April 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/26 Awarded year: 1917/18

Hugh Frederick Ward

Hugh Frederick Ward was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a capsized vessel at Rose Bay on the 21st April 1918.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/21 Awarded year: 1917/18

Harry Francis Crawford

Harry Francis Crawford was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Enfield on the 13th April 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/10 Awarded year: 1917/18

William James Stanley Hayes

William James Stanley Hayes was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Dawes Point on the 27th March 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/04 Awarded year: 1917/18

Edward Fahy

Edward Fahy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bronte on the 1st March 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/07 Awarded year: 1917/18

Gordon Herbert William Goddard

Gordon Herbert William Goddard was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at North Sydney on the 24th February 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/12 Awarded year: 1917/18

William Arthur Fox

William Arthur Fox was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Abbotsford on the 17th February 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/05 Awarded year: 1917/18

Willis John Fraser

Willis John Fraser was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Hay on the 6th February 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/03 Awarded year: 1917/18

John A. Witcombe

John A. Witcombe was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Murrumbidgee River on the 6th February 1918.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/06 Awarded year: 1917/18

Jean Cooper

Jean Cooper was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving of bravery at Spit Baths on the 2nd February 1918.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/23 Awarded year: 1917/18

Sergeant Sydney Walter Morgan

Sergeant Sydney Walter Morgan was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 31st January 1918.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/13 Awarded year: 1917/18

Edward William Clarke

Edward William Clarke was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Lavender Bay on the 26th January 1918.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/15 Awarded year: 1917/18

William Joseph Fitzgerald

William Joseph Fitzgerald was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bronte on the 26th January 1918.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/16 Awarded year: 1917/18

Oliver Clyde Marchant

Oliver Clyde Marchant was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Hawkesbury River on the 18th January 1918.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/22 Awarded year: 1917/18

Thomas Charles Cooley

Thomas Charles Cooley was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Port Kembla on the 16th January 1918.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/17 Awarded year: 1917/18

Henry Frederick Finn

Henry Frederick Finn was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Auburn on the 21st December 1917.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/09 Awarded year: 1917/18

1st Class Constable Percy Wood

1st Class Constable Percy Wood was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Yamba on the 12th December 1917.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/25 Awarded year: 1917/18

Alfred Murray

Alfred Murray was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Balmain on the 1st December 1917.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/14 Awarded year: 1917/18

Lawrence Henry Peter Baker

Lawrence Henry Peter Baker was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a pit/brick at Marrickville on the 23rd November 1917.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/08 Awarded year: 1917/18

John Downey Urquhart

John Downey Urquhart was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle Harbour on the 5th November 1917.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/01 Awarded year: 1917/18

William Glyndwr John

William Glyndwr John was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle Harbour on the 5th November 1917.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/01a Awarded year: 1917/18

Daniel Matthew McLeish

Daniel Matthew McLeish was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/creek at Narrandera on the 16th October 1917.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/27 Awarded year: 1917/18

Oakley Keith Small

Oakley Keith Small was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Casino on the 14th October 1917.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1918/28 Awarded year: 1917/18

Charles Garard

Charles Garard was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Merrylands on the 13th October 1917.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/18 Awarded year: 1917/18

Edwin Ernest Sargeant

Edwin Ernest Sargeant was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newcastle Harbour on the 29th September 1917.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/19 Awarded year: 1917/18

Victor Miles Griffiths

Victor Miles Griffiths was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Tuncurry on the 19th September 1917.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1918/20 Awarded year: 1917/18

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